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It just occurred to me, Phil -- you live very close to where the pedestrian was killed. Your kids probably walk and play not too far from there. This must strike especially close to home for you.

The judge's rationale for the perversely light sentence was that imprisoning Schwartz wouldn't bring his victim back, and hence would serve no purpose.

Since careless and distracted driving is so prevalent (I routinely see 1/3 of drivers flagrantly violating the ban on driving with a cell phone), I can see a very good purpose for imprisoning Rabbi Schwartz: its deterrent value.

(Note that 2 years ago, Schwartz hit and injured a cyclist).

He may be a nice and compassionate man, but he is also a man who repeated catastrophic behavior until it resulted in a person's death. He is a killer.